This wiki has been designed to be a repository for all current key materials for the English faculty so that all staff can easily access units of work, teaching materials timelines and assessment rubrics. It will also contain details of our protocols and policies. On this page you will find a list of English staff and their contact details, the Scope and Sequence as it stands, a brief statement that outlines our philosophy of English and our current goals.
Please aim to have materials current to 2016 on the relevant page.
Aim to follow this procedure when sharing materials with other staff:
- Load your unit or materials on to the wiki - Notify staff that the material is there. - Team leaders please ensure that the page is well presented and that material not relevant to the current year is at the bottom of the page with relevant heading e.g. pre 2016.
Please note that you need to reload documents that have been altered. Feel free to contact me at any time for assistance.
As part of the College’s commitment to create global ethical citizens we want the study of English at Wantirna College to assist students in improving their ability to listen and to communicate fluently and confidently in formal and informal situations, using speech and a range of written and multimodal texts to better understand themselves and those around them – including people from other cultures, belief systems, social backgrounds and historical periods.
As a core subject we are also committed to using English to help students gain the skills and qualifications they need for the workplace and further study
In order to achieve these goals we are committed to:
Helping students read a range of texts at the deepest level. These texts should include novels, poetry, drama, instructional and transactional workplace texts, websites and other digital texts as well as multi-modal texts such as films. Texts should be drawn from a range of cultures including Asian, aboriginal and Torres- Strait islander communities.
Enabling students to become expert creators of oral, written, or multi-modal texts.
Giving opportunities to students to work effectively with others in different situations.
Developing each student’s ability to think and learn independently.
Providing students with the skills to achieve the results they need for further study.
Fostering an appreciation of literature in students.
Goals
Goals 2016 – v1
Goal
What to do to achieve goal
How – people, budget, equipment etc
Who
When
Success? What will it look like?
1Consolidating independent reading
Gather precise materials for different year levels for different strategies Buy more books – particularly for weak readers. Monitor use of parent volunteers. Consider extension in to Year 10
WHI to work with staff in using range of teaching strategies to particularly improve inferring.
Students continue to choose books –
WHI, KAR, LEU, BAL, DIS, MNT
December 2015
February 2016
Ownership of books by students
Improved Naplan Reading results
2Implementing spelling program
Train staff who need it in use of google drive to load results
Gather and monitor results
Books for staff only – not students
Extend spelling bees – across
MNT.
MNT, WHI, FRJ, KAR (KOS), SAC, GAR, HYL
Ongoing through 2016
Continued Improved sp including results at NAPLAN – partic Year 9
Expanded vocab of students
3Developing system of feedback to kids
Build on PL and teacher work in 2015 to create agreed marking code for text response, language analysis and creative writing in 2016
WHI
WHI, DIX, STE, COT, KAR, GAR, HYL
WHI
More ownership of work – improved vocab. Better drafting. Improved thinking about writing.
4Reviewing texts/units including KQ -
Create ppts of Word Wizard – grammar for Year 8 – using KQ1 and Year 9 – no KQ.
Begin Dec 2015 – just first 6 weeks 8 and 9
WHI, TIM, LEU, STE??
Start of sem 2 and end of year
5Scope and Sequence
Completion of final units for electives, EAL and Year 9 Reality TV
Relevant Staff
End of 2015
6Begin process of exploring how to improve writing
Planning, conferencing, re-drafting, peer analysis range of genres.
Working with schools in Knox network. Researching current practice and theories. Action Research groups working on teaching ideas, leading to development of writing program
WHI to coordinate with BEL and other Knox schools
WHI, DIT, COT, LEU, TIM
Ongoing
Range of strategies to share
7Raising expectations
Later Years catch up classes Wed afternoon in Byrne House of Thursday after school.
Welcome to The English KLA
Introduction to the Wiki
This wiki has been designed to be a repository for all current key materials for the English faculty so that all staff can easily access units of work, teaching materials timelines and assessment rubrics. It will also contain details of our protocols and policies. On this page you will find a list of English staff and their contact details, the Scope and Sequence as it stands, a brief statement that outlines our philosophy of English and our current goals.Please aim to have materials current to 2016 on the relevant page.
Aim to follow this procedure when sharing materials with other staff:
- Load your unit or materials on to the wiki
- Notify staff that the material is there.
- Team leaders please ensure that the page is well presented and that material not relevant to the current year is at the bottom of the page with relevant heading e.g. pre 2016.
Please note that you need to reload documents that have been altered. Feel free to contact me at any time for assistance.
English Faculty 2016
Scope and Sequence - latest version
English at Wantirna College
As part of the College’s commitment to create global ethical citizens we want the study of English at Wantirna College to assist students in improving their ability to listen and to communicate fluently and confidently in formal and informal situations, using speech and a range of written and multimodal texts to better understand themselves and those around them – including people from other cultures, belief systems, social backgrounds and historical periods.
As a core subject we are also committed to using English to help students gain the skills and qualifications they need for the workplace and further study
In order to achieve these goals we are committed to:
Goals
Goals 2016 – v1
WHI to work with staff in using range of teaching strategies to particularly improve inferring.
February 2016
Improved Naplan Reading results
Gather and monitor results
Books for staff only – not students
Extend spelling bees – across
Expanded vocab of students
Working with schools in Knox network. Researching current practice and theories. Action Research groups working on teaching ideas, leading to development of writing program